Himachal Pradesh Congress boycotts health minister Rajeev Bindal in assembly. Congress is demanding a CBI probe into allegations of corruption against him for six consecutive days. The opposition Congress participated in the question hour for the first time since the budget session began March 9.

As the house met, opposition leader Vidya Stokes stood up and said that opposition have been demanding a CBI inquiry against the health Minister and his removal from the cabinet, but demands have not been accepted yet, so party has decided to boycott him socially. Stokes added that opposition will not ask any question from Rajeev Bindal. The Congress legislators wore black badges as a mark of protest in the house proceedings.